March 13, 1966 The Syrian Daily, “Al-Ba’ath:”

“The revolutionary forces in the Arab homeland, and the Ba’ath at their head, preach a genuine Arab Palestine liberation, on the soil of Palestine, and they have had enough of the traditional methods…It has become evident that our problem will only be solved by an armed struggle to expel the rapacious enemy, and put an end to the Zionist presence. The Arab people demands armed struggle, and day-by-day incessant confrontation, through a total war of liberation in which all Arabs will take part, and the Palestinians at their head.  We expect the Arab leaders to understand the axiom, that the shortest distance two points is a straight line, and the shortest road to victory is through armed struggle.”